Victoria-based athletes have been busy over the past few months competing for top honours from events such as World Championships, World Cups, and Western Canada Summer Games. Now we say good luck to everyone competing at the 2011 Pan American and Para-pan American Games in Guadalajara, and we look forward to seeing spectacular performances by our winter athletes!
Thanks to a generous donation from the BC Lions, we are running our first Athlete Contest! Enter to win 2 tickets to any of the Lions upcoming regular season home games and a BC Lions hat signed by quaterback Travis Lulay! We recognize this isn't the easiest prize to redeem for Victoria-based athletes, but if you happen to be heading to the mainland October 8, October 29 or November 5, take advantage of this opportunity! Stay tuned for more contest opportunities. Prizes will range from event tickets to free products to professional development opportunities. To enter, you must do the following three things: 1) Like our Facebook page. 2) Follow us on Twitter. 3) Tweet the following and fill in the blanks: "I'm training for _______ and CSC Pacific supports my goals by/with __________. See you at the @BCLions game!" For example... I'm training for the Pan American Games & CSC Pacific supports my goals by giving me free access to gyms. See you at the @BCLions game! DEADLINE: 3:00pm, Friday, October 7, 2011 The winner will be announced on Twitter at 4:00pm on Friday
	UPCOMING SPORT EVENTS Road Cycling World Championships: September 19-25 Rugby World Cup: September 9-October 23.  Tune in Saturday, October 1 at 7:00 pm to see Canada's last game of the tournament against hosts New Zealand on TSN. Pan American Games: October 14-30 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier: January 19-29, Vancouver, BC.  Tickets on sale now! SPORT PERFORMANCE SPEAKER SERIES The popular CSC Pacific networking and speaker series returned this September for athletes, coaches, and sport professionals.  The next topic is Creating Opportunities for All on October 26th, held at PISE.  To register for free click here. CSC PACIFIC/PACIFICSPORT ATHLETE ADVANCE Save the Date! Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Creekside Community Recreation Centre.  Athletes will be notified by email about the upcoming event so stay posted for further details!  Full session descriptions and registration instructions will also be posted on the CSC Pacific website once details have been finalized.  For now, pencil January 7th into your calendar!
	RISING STAR FUND CSC Pacific is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Rising Star Grant.  CSC Pacific will be issuing 5 grants valued at $500 each specifically aimed at helping Victoria based athletes.  The Rising Star Grant is made possible on the strength of an endowment fund created in the name of the 14,000 volunteers who helped stage the successful Commonwealth Games in 1994.  Please click here for the Rising Star Fund criteria and application form.  All applications must be submitted by mail to Amy Dearden by Friday, October 28th at 4:00 pm. ATHLETE TRAVEL GRANT  CSC Pacific is now accepting applications from Canadian Development and Provincial Development athletes for the Athlete Travel Grant.  Applications must be submitted by mail to Amy Dearden no later than Friday, October 28th at 4:30PM. UPCOMING GRANTS Active national team athletes are encouraged to apply for the upcoming Fall application round of the Canadian Athletes Now Fund (CAN FUND), the exact deadline will be posted soon and CSC Pacific will notify athletes once the application opens. The CAN FUND is an opportunity to receive direct financial assistance of $5,000.  National team athletes are also encouraged to apply for the Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund in January 2012, which provides $6,000 to selected applicants.  Please check the above websites regularly for updates on application deadlines.
	ATHLETE HEALTH & PERFORMANCE HANDBOOK All registered athletes can request a copy of the Athlete Health & Performance Handbook.  This valuable resource was developed by a team of experts in the areas of health, anti-doping, sleep, nutrition, and physiology to educate athletes on the importance of health in optimizing sport performance.  To request an e-version of the handbook, please contact Amy Dearden.
BC SPORT SCHOOL The BC Sport School–Victoria is now in session!  These young high performance athletes will be at PISE training in the high performance gym, and attending classes in the Resource Room.                                                                    PISE PARKING PASSES Recently there have been changes to the PISE parking policies.  All eligible athletes should have received recent communications regarding the policy changes and actions required.  All old passes were void as of September 1st.  Non-adherence to the new policies will result in a parking ticket.  Please contact Amy Dearden for further information. NEW PISE GYM HOURS AND SWIPING POLICY It is now mandatory to stop at the front desk and swipe in before proceeding to change rooms, weight rooms, gymnasiums, and/or High Performance area. PISE has restricted athlete access times for the regular side of the PISE weightroom (National Training Group athletes using the high performance training center will not be affected by the time change) during the peak hours from 4:30pm-7:00pm on Monday - Fridays.                                            NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: RUSS HAY'S CSC Pacific has partnered with Russ Hay’s bike shop to offer CSC Pqacific registered athletes with discounts on parts and accessories as well as bike purchases.  Click here for details on service levels and purchase discounts.         2XU COMPRESSION TECH GARMENTS Designed and tested in consultation with industry experts, 2XU employs intelligent physiological design with cutting edge fabric technology tailored to the needs of high performance athletes. A long-standing sponsor of the Australian Institute of Sport and their athletes, 2XU is now available in BC, and has recently become an official community partner of CSC Pacific! 2XU now offers a generous discount of 25% off retail value to all Provincial Elite athletes and 50% off retail value to all Canadian Development, Canadian Elite and Podium level athletes! To make an order, please contact Auburn Sigurdson, Community Engagement Project Manager for more information.   EVOC SPORTS CSC Pacific is proud to announce new community partner EVOC Sports! This travel gear and accessories company offers reliable, sophisticated products of the highest quality with sensible features for sport-specific travel. Products range from gear bags for ski, snowboard, cycling, etc. to high tech spine protection garments for athletes competing in high risk sports like freestyle skiing. They've offered a great discount of 30% offall gear in stock for all CSC Pacific registered athletes and 50% off for all Podium level athletes. To make an order, please contact  Auburn Sigurdson, Community Engagement Project Manager for more information.     HOW DO I RENEW MY CARD? Athlete renewals must be initiated by the athlete, you will not be notified by CSC Pacific.  To verify whether you are eligible to renew, please contact Amy Dearden at adearden@cscpacific.ca or 250.220.2531.  DID YOU KNOW? Sport Canada carded athletes whom have not been re-nominated for carding have access to one year of transition services through CSC Pacific. Contact us for more information.